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So he's in...Now what
My son signed his paperwork at MEPS today. Now what. I'm super proud, but incredibly nervous for him, us. Anyone have any advice/insight on what to expect next
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Permalink Reply by Craig on
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Make sure he read this post.... The part about standing up at "The Momement of Truth" is the most important.
If he stands up, he is coming home....
http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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Join the debate, to pull his wisdom teeth/to not pull his wisdom teeth.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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I have no idea why Concernedad chose to bring this up when you did not mention anything about wisdom teeth. Here is my take on them:
Some people choose to have them removed before BC, but if your future Sailor does that, he would have to declare that to MEPS since he had them when he entered DEP and it could cause a delay in shipping depending on how close the procedure is to the ship date.
The Navy only does dental work that is needed. The dentists at the RTC consider if there may be a problem in the future and remove one, two, three, or all four of the wisdom teeth if needed. If there is a question, they may indicate that the teeth are to be checked at "A" School and removed then if needed. They also may put off removal of wisdom teeth until later if there is dental work that needs to be taken care of first. Some may not need any wisdom teeth removed; my son still had his wisdom teeth when he was retired after 6 2/3 years of service. If it is determined that the recruit does need to have one or more wisdom teeth removed, this is scheduled at a time that will be the least disruptive to training and often several in the division have it done on the same day so they are recovering together. The recruits have 2 days SIQ and have someone who checks to see that the recruits are taking their pain meds and drinking plenty of water as directed. They then have at least one day of LLD and must be checked before returning to full training. We often hear that recruits have the wisdom teeth removed on Thursday or Friday, so they have the weekend to recover when no new training takes place. This is similar to the recovery time given in the civilian world. They are well taken care of and there have been recruits who were happy to have the time to rest and others who didn't have to have the teeth removed who wished that they had once they saw how their shipmates were treated while they had to clean the head or do other jobs in the compartment and continue with PT. Having any or all of the wisdom teeth removed does not normally change the recruit's PIR date.
If your then recruit requires additional dental work, he will get that on board the USS Osborne. (See http://www.lovell.fhcc.va.gov/locations/USSOsborne.asp.)
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Permalink Reply by GaIzMu914 on
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Ah. I see. Right now there is no indication that he needs his Wisdom teeth pulled. I can't see putting him through unnecessary surgery just because. Seems a little silly to me. I may be biased as I grew up in the dental world ( my mother is a dental hygenist) but if the teeth aren't impacted, and aren't causing problems there is no need to pull them.
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:o) The dentists at the RTC will make the decision based on what they see at the time.
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Permalink Reply by CryptoDad on
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My then 17 year old DEPper made the decision 12 years ago to have her wisdom teeth pulled by the only dentist she had ever known. The idea of putting it up for discussion on the internet never crossed her mind.
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Have the Wisdom teeth pulled in boot camp so they can enjoy their "Recruit Vacation"...
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You see, the debate starts. I say pull them before. I've read enough cases of SR's being laid up for a week due to complications. Personally, we chose to have our own family dentist do it.
To be clear, they may be pulled, if they see a potential for future problem. They don't want a sailor at sea with wisdom teeth problems.
I'd love to see what the percentages of SR's with wisdom teeth having them pulled is, but it does seem to be enough to at least consider it. My opinion anyway.
As to getting them done after MEPS, my son had no problem getting permission from his recruiter.
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I have seen very few reports of recruits (actually only one) who have ever had any complications due to removal of wisdom teeth at the RTC. It usually does not cause any delays.
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Not sure how you define "complications"? If they are laid up any extra days at Boot Camp that makes it that much tougher for them. Why give them one more thing to worry about if you don't have to?
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I define "complications" as anything that results in a recruit having more than the typical 2 days SIQ and one day LLD and/or results in the recruit being moved to a division in a different TG with a later PIR date, sent to the RCU, or sent to SEPS. Like I said, I have seen very few reports of recruits (actually only one) who have ever had any complications due to removal of wisdom teeth at the RTC. It usually does not cause any delays.
Send me a PM or post here the links for these "cases of SR's being laid up for a week due to complications." I don't believe that there are many if any.
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